His death hit so many of us so hard, so to understand more of his life and legacy, brings some kind of closure to me. I have never met the man personally, but I think about him nearly every day. And probably like so many of us out there, I really really relate to him. Maybe I related to him more than I have ever with anyone else in real life. But I must believe there is a silver lining to all this. His stories will live on forever, as he is now, undoubtedly, immortal and will also forever be remembered.